Friday, November 21, 2008
Surprise, Surprise
One of the most surprising things about seeing the entire process of teaching come together into one entire school year is the constant juggling of time that takes place. Even on a regularly scheduled day there are variances in what it takes to accomplish a lesson or activity. I used to think as long as I had my lessons ready to go and knew what I would be doing I would be fine. I am constantly amazed at the attention and ability to adapt as the day is going so that the students are out to recess on time, at lunch on time, ready to go home on time, finish math activities and have time to clean up, go through our concerns for Make Your Day. Even the most detailed plans will need adjusting as the day progresses. Adding to this are the additional challenges of assemblies and half days or other schedule changes such as individual student leaving early or taking a different bus. I can see that it is easy to get caught up in the moment when things are happening in the classroom and lose track of the finely woven schedule that must come together. I admire the ability to make changes on the fly and make them appear seamless to the students. It seems that the better prepared you are for the day and the more comfortable with your curriculum the easier it will be to adapt if adjustments are needed.
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Hey Mrs. Higgy!
I loved reading your blog because we kind of wrote about the same thing! Isn't it amazing how many things teachers have to juggle along with making sure every student is learning? Our CTs make it look so flawless that seems like it'll be forever until it is fluid for us youngins!
Hi Bree,
I am totally with you on this battle. Time management is a struggle for many people, especially those of us who have not yet had much experience. Even in the lessons I have taught I have needed to keep my eye constantly on the clock to make sure the lesson was progressing at the speed I had planned, as well as making sure I didn't run over on my time and creating less time for other activities. I can't wait for more practice and experience with the days' varying schedules so that my students are where they need to be when they need to be there. I hope you continue to have a great year!
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